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Descending Node

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

the point at which an orbit crosses the ecliptic plane going south

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Classifications

Entity Type

Unknown—authoritativeglossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

plural
Descending Nodes
possessive
Descending Node's
pluralpossessive
Descending Nodes'